The US Navy just flexed its muscles in the world's most contested region

Business Insider ^ | June 21st, 2016 | Produced by Graham Flanagan

[Mariner]

The US Navy is making its presence known in the heavily disputed South China Sea. It recently deployed two aircraft carriers along with about 140 aircraft and additional ships to conduct training exercises.

This action comes as China and the Philippines await a decision from The Hague about whether or not the former can legally claim sovereignty over the South China Sea.

[Mariner]

VERY cool video at the link.

[Mariner]

Awaiting the arrival of the “They’re Sitting Ducks!” crowd.

[A Navy Vet]

Awaiting the arrival of who authorized this within the World-Peacenik-Regime. Is this some ploy for voters to think he’s an America first advocate and thereby support Hillary? Hmmm, think I’m getting paranoid.

[CondorFlight]

So we’re going to take on Russia over Syria, and China over the Spratleys, and both at the same time?

And with our military at its lowest numbers since before WWII?

[TigersEye]

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[A Navy Vet]

"So we’re going to take on Russia over Syria, and China over the Spratleys, and both at the same time? And with our military at its lowest numbers since before WWII?"

You misunderstood my post. I was being sarcastic regarding the so-called CiC, Obama. We're on the same page.

[Mariner]

If the USN cedes the South China Sea, we are in effect ceding the Philippines, Okinawa, Taiwan and Malaysia as Chinese vassal states.

[Paulie]

I take it China no longer has hundreds of billions of dollars worth of our Treasuries they can suddenly dump on the market, right Biraq?

[Dick Bachert]

Not sitting ducks with THESE deadly fighting ships on station!

Armed with a single M2 .50 caliber Browning, this much feared naval vessel carries up to 30 rounds of full cardboard jacketed paper bag piercing ammunition. It is the first in an entirely new naval architecture class -- technically, “clitoral” (not to be confused with “littoral”) -- being pushed on the Pentagon by the defense minded wussies in the Obama Administration as a cost-saving measure. If you look closely, you can see the heavy-duty seat restraint which prevents the helmsman/gunner shown here – Seaman 4th Class Kenneth “Kamakazi” Kowalski – from leaping from the vessel prior to engaging the enemy. The 12 V trolling motor – which lacks a reverse function -- propels this sophisticated craft forward at a top speed of 4 knots. Reverse travel – at approximately 35 knots -- is achieved by firing the Browning.

The no-bid contract to build 300 of these fearsome warships was awarded to the Obama-Soros-Emanuel Shipbuilding and Stormdoor Manufacturing Company (formerly General Dynamics) and will be administered by trusted Obama associate, Chicago Mayor and former Chief-of-Staff Rahm Emanuel who commented that, at $12 million each, they are a bargain. Constructed exclusively at the company’s facility in Kenya with major sub-component production (rivets and miscellaneous fasteners) at the company’s Harlem and Skokie plants. Delivery and sea trials of 100 of these began in 2013 with the remaining 200 to follow as soon as the subcontractors’ funds are safely in the contractor's numbered Swiss account.

[gaijin]

GREAT video..!

I like the Phillipines, but ya know what?

I really, realllly don’t like it when they say the US OWES it to the Phillipines to enforce their territorial claims.

“We assisted the USA in kicking Japan out of our homeland, therefore we are owed (insert a bunch of fancy stuff here).”

[Paulie]

Further from your post, I seem to remember a year or so ago the Pentagon decided we are not going to be equipped to fight two wars simultaneously.

If they followed through on that decision, it’s all the more foolish to provoke Russia while poking our thumb in Beijing’s eye, all the while being tied up in the ME.

[Jan_Sobieski]

Sodomites in the highest positions, “God”, the “Son”, and the “Holy Spirit” no longer allowed, LGBT lifestyles championed, and an Islamophile Commander in Chief...what could go wrong?

[MrBambaLaMamba]

The Hildabeast will take time off her busy schedule and, using her considerable diplomatic skills, maintain world peace and ensure everyone comes out as a winner.

[husky ed]

Vietnam is claiming the area and would rule it the same as China. Though Nam does not have the Navy that China does. Same with the Philippines.

None of them are happy that the U.S. considers it International waters and freely sails through it.

We need to put up a Naval Museum off the coast of Nam with old timey war ships and bombard the shite out of the place ;-)

Ed

[SaveFerris]

Gee, would Obama try to overstretch and create even more chaos elsewhere while creating more in the Middle East?

I think we already know the answers to those questions.

Yes, and Reynolds is my favorite. With all the stuff this clown does, it’s hard to have too much.

[Sequoyah101]

There will be no need to for oasshole to create a false flag incident to cancel the elections. He will get us into a war this summer at the pace he is going.

While I don’t actually dispute a need to challenge the chicoms in the S. China Sea poking the russians in the eye over syria is provocative and reckless and stupid. Not our war.

[SaveFerris]

We are definitely on borrowed time. Most of America doesn’t even realize it.

[SaxxonWoods]

Got a grandson there on the USS Enterprise. Wish he had a better CiC.

[Berlin_Freeper]

[kabar]

None of them are happy that the U.S. considers it International waters and freely sails through it.

Any basis for that assertion, especially as it pertains to the Philippines,